Radius: International New Music Group

Ian Vine

Ian Vine, Artistic Director of Radius, was born in England and spent his formative years in Libya and Hong Kong. He studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Anthony Gilbert and graduated in 1997. He has also studied privately with Simon Holt. Between 1999 and 2004 Ian was Tutor in Electro-Acoustic Music at the Royal Northern College of Music, and also taught for a time at MANTIS, the electro-acoustic studios at The University of Manchester. His music is performed across Europe, and has been broadcast worldwide and televised on BBC 2 and Radio Televisión Espanola.

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Photo: Sean Starke

Commissioners include: The London Sinfonietta (three black moons, Hayward Gallery, April 1999); Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (oro y sombra, HCMF, 2002); Matthew Herbert (writing on water, CD on Accidental); ensemble recherche / Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (shadow grounds, HCMF, November 1999); 4-MALITY (siri2, Newbury International Spring Festival, May 2000); Kantak (ten white leaves, September 2000); [rout] (blood on red, HCMF, November 2000).

From 2002 he has worked with members of the London Sinfonietta as part of the Blue Touch Paper project. The initiative aims to give composers time to experiment and innovate with the resources of the London Sinfonietta, by establishing long term working relationships between composers and performers.

© 1998-2006 ian vine